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Overcoming disparities: Multidisciplinary breast cancer care at a public safety net hospital.

Kristin N KellyAlexandra HernandezSina YadegaryniaEmily RyonDido FranceschiEli AvisarErin N KobetzNipun MerchantSusan KesmodelNeha Goel
Published in: Breast cancer research and treatment (2021)
Despite serving a vulnerable minority population that is largely poor, uninsured, and presenting with more advanced disease, OS at our SNH approaches national averages. This novel finding indicates that in the setting of multidisciplinary cancer care and with appropriate initiation of treatment, SNHs can overcome socioeconomic barriers to achieve equitable outcomes in breast cancer care.
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